Don’t Initiate that Wire Payment Before Reading This. Funds Transfer Fraud Jumps in Frequency and Severity, Coalition Reports

We told you about Coalition’s findings on business email compromise (BEC), as reported in the managing general agent’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report. But we were also struck by the data on Fund Transfer Fraud or FTF. Both the frequency and severity of FTF claims increased from 2023 to 2024. Claims were up 15% YOY and … Read more

Coalition Control Levels Up Security with Integrations for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace & AWS

Coalition, an insurance company focused on digital risk prevention, announced the integration of its Coalition Control platform with major cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Amazon Web Services. This new feature will allow businesses to connect their cloud services to Coalition Control, aiming to provide a more comprehensive view of their cybersecurity risks. … Read more

Cyber Insurance Tailored to Industry & US State: North Dakota Hospitals Team with Security Firm and Insurance Carriers

We’ve written extensively about the increasing cooperation and often fusion between cyber security services and cyber security insurance, plus the push to protect America’s healthcare sector. Cyber Insurance for Hospitals Casey Holland of Marsh emphasized the “bespoke” nature of the solution: “It’s a comprehensive approach to helping our hospitals combat cyber threats and provide a … Read more

Coalition Goes National with its Coalition Insurance Company (CIC)

Coalition is among the pure play-leaders in the cyber insurance sector, touting its “Active Insurance,” which fuses insurance with cybersecurity tools to reduce client (and underwriting) risk. Earlier this year the company launched its full-stack carrier, the Coalition Insurance Company (CIC). From its new release: “(CIC) is now open for quoting Coalition’s admitted cyber product … Read more

AI to Increase Cyber Attacks Until Countermeasures Catch Up Over Next 2 Years: Lloyd’s Report

“The impact of GenAI on the cyber landscape is likely to increase the frequency, severity, and diversity of smaller scale cyber attacks, which will grow over the next 12-24 months, followed by a plateauing as security and defensive technologies catch up to counterbalance their impacts,” predicts the report, “Generative AI: Transforming the Cyber Landscape.” The … Read more

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